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WNBA - Week 17 of 18

Storm What If?

The Storm What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Storm play future games. These games include either the next game, all remaining games, or a set of games called Best/Worst Case Scenarios. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.

Storm What If?

Next Game - Sparks (18‑20)

  Resultant Record Playoff Spots No Playoffs No POs
  W L 1*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 2*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 3*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 4*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 5 6 7 8 9
Win Next Game 23 19 X X X <1% 10% 45% 28% 17% <1%
Current Standings 22 19 X X X <1% 7% 38% 27% 25% 3%
Lose Next Game 22 20 X X X X 1% 26% 29% 38% 7%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  Playoff Spots No Playoffs No POs
  1*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 2*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 3*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 4*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 5 6 7 8 9
Best Case Scenario X X X <1% 10% 45% 28% 17% <1%
Current Standings X X X <1% 7% 38% 27% 25% 3%
Worst Case Scenario X X X X 1% 26% 29% 38% 7%
Best Case Scenario
   Storm beats Sparks
 Worst Case Scenario
   Sparks beats Storm
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

Remaining Games
Won		 Winning Percentage of
Remaining Games		 Resultant Record Playoff Spots No Playoffs No POs
W L 1*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 2*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 3*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 4*
First Round Home Field
Advantage
 5 6 7 8 9
3 of 3 100% 25 19 X X X <1% 25% 71% 4% <1% ^
2 of 3 67% 24 20 X X X X 1% 48% 39% 11% <1%
1 of 3 33% 23 21 X X X X X 6% 35% 56% 3%
0 of 3 0% 22 22 X X X X X X 3% 69% 27%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • * denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs